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13 Episodes 2017 - 2017
Episode 1
Mon, Oct 17, 2016 30 mins
Odd therapies; how in-ear thermometers work; poor ideas about cleaning.
Episode 2
Mon, Oct 24, 2016 30 mins
The origins of New York's famous nickname; sculptures created from chewing gum; creative solutions to NASA's problems.
Episode 3
Mon, Oct 31, 2016 30 mins
Included: prehistoric dentists; cool animals; surprising factoids about the Smartphone.
Episode 4
Mon, Nov 7, 2016 30 mins
Explaining why an extra month was added to the calendar. Also: diseases that impact both humans and animals; the brain of a stegosaurus.
Episode 5
Mon, Nov 14, 2016 30 mins
A race that takes place more than 10,000 feet above sea level; animals featured in myths and folklore; a military innovation.
Episode 6
Mon, Nov 21, 2016 30 mins
The focus is on bizarre acts in traveling sideshows, the effects of caffeine and the origins of Wall Street.
Episode 7
Mon, Jan 30, 2017 30 mins
Included: the first flying device that could carry people; doomsday prophecies; a theory about water.
Episode 8
Mon, Feb 6, 2017 30 mins
Information about Jacob's ladder; solutions to ward off insects; fluoroscopes.
Episode 9
Mon, Feb 13, 2017 30 mins
The amount of neurons in the human brain; oddities in geometric figures; an extreme sport sparked by a California drought.
Episode 10
Mon, Aug 14, 2017 30 mins
A high-stakes game of planetary trivia; the location of water in our solar system; the brightest thing in the universe.
Episode 11
Mon, Aug 21, 2017 30 mins
The least visited state in America; rock-climbing lingo; a look at creatures great, small and odd.
Episode 12
Mon, Aug 28, 2017 30 mins
The search for the whale unicorn; the Hollywood actress whose work led to the invention of Wi-Fi; and creative challenges resulting in top inventions.
Episode 13
Mon, Sep 4, 2017 30 mins
Allowing history to speak for itself. Also: a monster mash of werewolves, vampires and witches; and inventions that were launched as one thing but gained fame as another.